The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น RAJA.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring ! Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น RAJA.
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น RAJA OF AHMETY'S TEMPLE . THE SACRED CITY OF THE HINDUS : AN ACCOUNT OF.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. Photographed by D. Tresham , Esq . .. น RAJA OF AHMETY'S TEMPLE . THE SACRED CITY OF THE HINDUS : AN ACCOUNT OF.
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... Raja of Nag- pore's Ghát . - Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkaṇḍeśwar and Daksheswar . - Legend of Raja Daksh . - Temples of Alpmriteswar and Ratneswar . CHAPTER V. Legend respecting Divodás . -Temple of Divodáseswar . - The Well ...
... Raja of Nag- pore's Ghát . - Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkaṇḍeśwar and Daksheswar . - Legend of Raja Daksh . - Temples of Alpmriteswar and Ratneswar . CHAPTER V. Legend respecting Divodás . -Temple of Divodáseswar . - The Well ...
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... Raja Jay Sinh . - Description of its Instruments .-— The Nepalese Temple • 116 • 123 129 CHAPTER XI . Daśáśamedh Ghát and Temple . - Legend of Daśáśamedh.- Siddheswari Temple . - Chandra Kúp , or Well of the Moon.- Temple of the goddess ...
... Raja Jay Sinh . - Description of its Instruments .-— The Nepalese Temple • 116 • 123 129 CHAPTER XI . Daśáśamedh Ghát and Temple . - Legend of Daśáśamedh.- Siddheswari Temple . - Chandra Kúp , or Well of the Moon.- Temple of the goddess ...
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... Raja Cheit Singh's Tank . - Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rámnagar side of Benares . - Temple of Vedavyás . - Panch - kosí Road , or Sacred Boundary of Benares . - Pilgrimage of the Panch - kosí . -Sanitary condition of Benares ...
... Raja Cheit Singh's Tank . - Virtue of Pilgrimage to the Rámnagar side of Benares . - Temple of Vedavyás . - Panch - kosí Road , or Sacred Boundary of Benares . - Pilgrimage of the Panch - kosí . -Sanitary condition of Benares ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship